diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/trained_models/models_management/pipelines/pipelines.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/trained_models/models_management/pipelines/pipelines.tsx
index 0465d5638d4a5..6ea883ed84706 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/trained_models/models_management/pipelines/pipelines.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/trained_models/models_management/pipelines/pipelines.tsx
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ export const ModelPipelines: FC<ModelPipelinesProps> = ({ pipelines, ingestStats
               extraAction={
                 pipelineDefinition ? (
                   <EuiButtonEmpty
+                    data-test-subj={`mlTrainedModelPipelineEditButton_${pipelineName}`}
                     onClick={() => {
                       const locator = share.url.locators.get('INGEST_PIPELINES_APP_LOCATOR');
                       if (!locator) return;
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ export const ModelPipelines: FC<ModelPipelinesProps> = ({ pipelines, ingestStats
             >
               <EuiFlexGrid columns={2}>
                 {ingestStats?.pipelines ? (
-                  <EuiFlexItem>
+                  <EuiFlexItem data-test-subj={`mlTrainedModelPipelineIngestStats_${pipelineName}`}>
                     <EuiPanel>
                       <EuiTitle size={'xxs'}>
                         <h6>
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ export const ModelPipelines: FC<ModelPipelinesProps> = ({ pipelines, ingestStats
                 ) : null}
 
                 {pipelineDefinition ? (
-                  <EuiFlexItem>
+                  <EuiFlexItem data-test-subj={`mlTrainedModelPipelineDefinition_${pipelineName}`}>
                     <EuiPanel>
                       <EuiTitle size={'xxs'}>
                         <h6>
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/ml/model_management/model_list.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/ml/model_management/model_list.ts
index bd6d5eca64bce..aef8f1d95302d 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/ml/model_management/model_list.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/ml/model_management/model_list.ts
@@ -69,7 +69,9 @@ export default function ({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
         await ml.trainedModelsTable.assertDetailsTabContent();
         await ml.trainedModelsTable.assertInferenceConfigTabContent();
         await ml.trainedModelsTable.assertStatsTabContent();
-        await ml.trainedModelsTable.assertPipelinesTabContent();
+        await ml.trainedModelsTable.assertPipelinesTabContent(true, [
+          { pipelineName: `pipeline_${modelWithPipelineData.modelId}`, expectDefinition: true },
+        ]);
       });
 
       it('renders expanded row content correctly for model without pipelines', async () => {
@@ -182,7 +184,9 @@ export default function ({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
         await ml.trainedModelsTable.assertDetailsTabContent();
         await ml.trainedModelsTable.assertInferenceConfigTabContent();
         await ml.trainedModelsTable.assertStatsTabContent();
-        await ml.trainedModelsTable.assertPipelinesTabContent(false);
+        await ml.trainedModelsTable.assertPipelinesTabContent(true, [
+          { pipelineName: `pipeline_${modelWithPipelineData.modelId}`, expectDefinition: false },
+        ]);
       });
     });
   });
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/services/ml/trained_models_table.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/services/ml/trained_models_table.ts
index 1ad65658bc20c..1f35d7d1f6d39 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/services/ml/trained_models_table.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/services/ml/trained_models_table.ts
@@ -249,8 +249,23 @@ export function TrainedModelsTableProvider({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
       await this.assertTabContent('stats', expectVisible);
     }
 
-    public async assertPipelinesTabContent(expectVisible = true) {
+    public async assertPipelinesTabContent(
+      expectVisible = true,
+      pipelinesExpectOptions?: Array<{ pipelineName: string; expectDefinition: boolean }>
+    ) {
       await this.assertTabContent('pipelines', expectVisible);
+
+      if (Array.isArray(pipelinesExpectOptions)) {
+        for (const p of pipelinesExpectOptions) {
+          if (p.expectDefinition) {
+            await testSubjects.existOrFail(`mlTrainedModelPipelineEditButton_${p.pipelineName}`);
+            await testSubjects.existOrFail(`mlTrainedModelPipelineDefinition_${p.pipelineName}`);
+          } else {
+            await testSubjects.missingOrFail(`mlTrainedModelPipelineEditButton_${p.pipelineName}`);
+            await testSubjects.missingOrFail(`mlTrainedModelPipelineDefinition_${p.pipelineName}`);
+          }
+        }
+      }
     }
   })();
 }